The mother-in-law seemed to be a little deaf. She was stunned for a moment and then turned around. She straightened her hunchback slightly with great effort, opened and closed her wrinkled mouth and said: "Who knows, he didn't catch any fish, and he didn't catch any fish." I go gambling every day, but he is annoyed when I tell him about it. He just looks for excuses to gamble every day. Yesterday, he even coaxed me and said, why is there a new gambling house that gives me money? Huh, he thinks I am an old woman stupid. Only a ghost would believe that gambling dens give you money, but now I have lost even a penny. I just asked for my hairpin, and I guess I went out to town to gamble again. You are not angry at all,"
After hearing what his mother said, Ruan Xiaoer laughed and rowed the boat away.
Ruan Xiaoqi sighed in the boat behind him and said: "Brother, somehow, he just lost money in gambling. You said it was bad luck or not?" Ruan Xiaoqi also sighed when he said this, and said: "Don't say that brother is not good. Even if I win, I will lose everything, but having said that, the newly opened gambling den yesterday really gave away some money, and it was really a lavish thing to do."
Wu Yong knew that the gambling den they were talking about was the newly opened gambling den of the Zang family, and he immediately came up with an idea in his mind, saying: "Since Fifth Brother has gone to Yuncheng County, we might as well go to the county to look for it. There is only one on the waterway. , I can’t say I’ve even met him,”
"Well, okay, then let's go to Yuncheng County," Ruan Xiaoqi said and opened the boat. Then, two boatmen came together to throw Shijie Village.
The boat was on the way, and Wu Yong was sitting on the boat. He seemed to be talking casually, but he already had an idea in his heart and said, "Brother Qi, which gambling hall did you go to yesterday?"
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "It's the newly opened Jinbao Gambling House. It lost miserably."
Wu Yong pretended to be surprised and said: "That's no wonder. Do you know why our brothers lost everything in the Jinbao Gambling Hall?"
When Ruan Xiaoqi and Ruan Xiaoer saw Wu Yong like that, their expressions suddenly became serious and interested. Ruan Xiaoqi said seriously: "We don't know, so we have to ask the teacher. Is there something fishy inside? The man who is sitting in the bank is making trouble." Ghost,"
Ruan Xiaoer's eyes widened immediately after hearing this, and he said, "If he dares to do anything, I'll see if I don't tear down his stall."
Wu Yong was happy to hear this, but his face was gloomy. He sighed and said, "Brother Qi is right, something is really going on here again." When the two brothers heard this, their eyes widened. Wu Yong After a pause, he continued: "It's just that this ghost is not playing tricks on the gambling table, but in the gambling hall. You also know what the most important thing is to make money in gambling,"
Ruan Xiaoer didn't even have to think about it, and said, "You rely on your Qi to make money in gambling. If you have enough luck, you can make huge profits."
Wu Yong nodded and said: "Yes, the reason why you lost all your money is because the luck of the gambling house is not in harmony with the luck of the brothers. The brothers have always been chivalrous and righteous, and they are all good men, both from home and abroad. It has a good reputation, but as you know, the behind the scenes of the casino is very dark. Do you know who the shopkeeper is?"
Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaoqi looked at each other, looked at each other, and said: "I have never noticed this. They were all lying on the gambling table when I went there. So they are not from the Chao family?"
"It turned out to belong to the Chao family. However, the Zang family colluded with the county magistrate. The day before, the Zang family's servants deliberately caused trouble inside. The government took the opportunity to wrongfully accuse the Chao family, sealing up the gambling house and forcibly confiscating it. Didn't it open again the next day? Shopkeeper It's Zang Hanzhong. Why are you giving out money? You should be Zang Hanzhong's center. To put it bluntly, the money given out belongs to the Chao family. Now, the Zang family and the government are colluding, and the Chao family can only endure it. They don't dare to be bold. Take a bite,"
"Hmph, this approach is just too much bullying. Why are all the Chao family so useless? There is also Chao Gai. Why are you so timid? If it were me, I wouldn't mention the knife and talk to him about mathematics. '," Ruan Xiaoer felt indignant after hearing this.
Ruan Xiaoqi was also filled with righteous indignation and said angrily: "They are not recruiting people cleanly. How can we 'talk' with them? We just invite some brothers and chop them down."
Seeing that he had achieved half of his goal, Wu Yong said: "No one will be angry if I leave this matter to anyone, let alone who doesn't know that the gambling house is a golden rice bowl with a daily income of thousands of dollars, and it was taken away by someone through cunning tricks. Not to mention how much money was lost, even with this attitude, they all wanted to fight for him. The Chao family didn't give up at the time, but they couldn't beat the Zang family and suffered losses everywhere. They even robbed the food of the soup porridge shop. , Later, they repeated their old tricks and even had the pawn shop robbed,"
"What?" Ruan Xiaoqi felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. He jumped up on the boat and splashed a lot of water on the boat under his feet. He said: "Why can't you fight? Why is the Zang family so powerful?"
"There's nothing wrong with being awesome. It's just that, not to mention Chao Gai, even you three brothers can't afford to offend him," Wu Yong said and couldn't help but shake his head, looking aggrieved but helpless.
The two brothers didn't know that Wu Yong was deliberately provoking him, so they were very angry. Ruan Xiaoer said angrily: "Why can't you afford to offend him? It's not me who is bragging, it's just our three brothers. Beating more than a dozen of their servants is simply not possible." No problem,”
Wu Yong lowered his head, deliberately pretending to be thoughtful, paused, shook his head and said: "I know the abilities of your three brothers, but let alone the Zang family has now recruited hundreds of servants to fill the gap. The most powerful thing about the facade is the county magistrate behind him. You have to know that with the power of collusion between officials and businessmen, it is so easy to punish people. It is simply a matter of finding an excuse."
"No matter how powerful you are, you can still be so arrogant that you can't cover the sky with one hand,"
Wu Yong sighed and said, "You know how Chao Jidao, the big boss of Chaojiazhuang, disappeared?"
The two Ruan brothers shook their heads and stared at each other with big eyes.
Wu Yong sighed again: "It was planned by the Zang family to be brutally killed in broad daylight, and on the way from Shijie Village to Yuncheng County, more than a dozen people accompanying the Chao family were all killed by the killers. "
At this point, the two Ruan brothers were shocked and stunned. They came back to their senses and said angrily: "With such rampage, this place has become the territory of their Zang family. They can do whatever they want and let people go wherever they want. In the eyes,"
Ruan Xiaoqi also took the words and said angrily: "Chao Gai doesn't have a good reputation in the world. He can take care of other people's affairs, but he can't do anything about his own affairs. Let the Zang family and the government ride on his neck like this. After that, everyone in Yuncheng County will have to listen to their orders. They must not provoke me, otherwise they will seek bad luck for them."
Wu Yong sighed again and again, and said: "Chao Gai did have a way, but the Zang family and the county government had killed many soldiers in the past few times. Now he has no capable manpower to fight back." Wu Yong sighed deeply and continued. Said: "Now, Chao Gai has been allocated 47,000 dan of public grain by the county magistrate. I'm afraid... Well, before long, the Chao family will be dead, and no one will come to cook porridge every year during the lean season. We have to give out porridge and rice, but the people of Yuncheng are suffering. There is one less hero in the world who dares to speak out for justice, and the people of Yuncheng are suffering." When Wu Yong said this, his heart ached, his eyes were slightly red, and he almost shed tears.
After hearing this, the two Ruan brothers were deeply moved. The outspoken Ruan Xiaoer said: "Sir, don't be sad. You can keep the green hills without worrying about firewood, and the evil will not suppress the good. This is the truth that cannot be changed. You Don't be sad, the decline and suppression are temporary and everything will pass."
Wu Yong shook his head and said feebly: "It can't be done. The strength of the crossbow is at the end, and all the energy has been exhausted."
Ruan Xiaoqi was anxious and said: "How could it be possible? Didn't the professor say there is a way, but there is no good helper?" Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Ruan Xiaoer, patted his chest and said firmly: "The three of us brothers are useful. He who has found it will answer his call."
Wu Yong saw that the recruitment process was about the same, so he became more and more desperate and said: "Oh, it's not that I dislike it, you are very capable, but if you follow the Chao family, you are going against the county magistrate. Aren't you afraid of being implicated?"
Ruan Xiaoer laughed when he heard this and said: "I'm afraid of birds. If you are afraid, you are not from the Ruan family."
Seeing the situation, Wu Yong staggered up on the boat, bowed his head and said, "Having all of you in the Chao family helping me is really a blessing. Wu Yong has brought Chao Gai to thank you two."
When Ruan Xiaoqi saw it, he quickly came up to support him and said, "Professor, you are serious. We brothers are all tough men. This is a moral matter and it should be done."
Wu Yong felt much more at ease now that he had a solid foundation for this matter. As a result, the arrival date was a little earlier than he originally estimated.
The boat sailed for about half an hour, and when it arrived at a single-plank bridge, a man came down to unload the boat with two strings of copper and iron in his hand.
When Ruan Xiaoer saw him, he quickly greeted him loudly and said: "Wu Lang is here."
When Wu Yong heard the sound and looked back, he saw Ruan Xiaowu wearing a torn scarf at an angle, a pomegranate flower on his temples, and an old cloth shirt draped over his muscular body, revealing a green leopard tattooed on his chest. , the trousers are tied up inside, and a chess piece cloth handkerchief is worn on top.
Now the three heroes of the Ruan family were all here. Wu Yong was very happy when he saw it, so he shouted loudly and said, "Wu Lang, it's hard for me to search for you."
When Ruan Xiaowu saw it, he immediately became happy and said: "We haven't seen each other for two years. I have been watching you on the bridge for half a day. I also asked my second brother who was on board, but it turned out to be a professor."
Ruan Xiaoer looked at Ruan Xiaowu and said with a smile: "Professor and I went to your house to look for you. My mother said that she went out to the town to gamble, so we came here to look for you. Let's go to the water pavilion with the professor to have a threesome." Come and have a drink, we are discussing something, and I want to come and hear it from you. I am sure you will agree."
Ruan Xiaowu smiled, put the coins away from his waist, and asked: "What's the matter? As long as the professor said it, how could I refuse? Do you think so, haha," Ruan Xiaowu said and hurriedly went to the bridge road. After untying the boat, he jumped into the cabin with three handfuls and two, caught the birch trees, and rowed lightly. The three boats rowed side by side. After rowing for a while, the three boats reached the lotus pond under the water pavilion.